COLLEGE PARK, Md. — On Thursday, Maryland State Police announced that a man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Nyah Hairston.

Hairston, 20, had been driving home from work on May 3, 2024, when she was shot and killed on I-495.

WMAR-2 News covered her case as part of our Maryland Cold Case series last July, in an effort to keep the case from going cold.

Keeping the case from going cold: Maryland State Police search for woman's killer In Focus: The unsolved murder of Nyah Hairston

Investigators identified 28-year-old Dominec Proctor of Glenn Dale, Maryland, as the suspect charged in the case and added that he's currently behind bars in Virginia on unrelated charges.

Maryland State Police Dominec Proctor - suspect charged in Nyah Hairston homic

See Full Page